Freezer Friendz: Tangy Pineapple Chicken by Jen

Monday, May 2, 2011

Tangy Pineapple Chicken by Jen

Ingredients:
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups Barbecue sauce
1 1/2 cup pineapple chunks, drained
1/2 cup brown sugar

Assembly:
Mix barbecue sauce and brown sugar together. Stir in pineapple chunks. Pour over chicken breasts. Place in 9x13 pan, cover and bake at 350 for 30-40 mins.

Freezer Friendz:
Thaw. Pour bag of chicken with pineapple chunks in 9x13 pan. Cover and bake at 350 for 30-40 mins.

5 comments:

WendyMay 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM
We served this over rice. It was very delicious liked by all. Thanks for a great meal.
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Lisa BorglumMay 23, 2011 at 2:36 PM
I just came across your blog and it looks amazing! I am curious...with this recipe, do you bake the chicken before you freeze it and then back it again after it is thawed out?
thanks!!
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AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 10:11 PM
You don't bake the chicken before freezing. Chicken should be thawed before begin recipe. Otherwise you are freezing and re-freezing too many times. For this recipe, I took frozen chicken breasts put them into the ziploc frozen, added marinade then shook bag and placed into freezer until ready to thaw and bake.
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JCDesigns02May 26, 2011 at 11:36 PM
This was so yummy! I thawed overnight, then with meat still pretty frozen, dumped the whole bag in crockpot. Cooked on low 10 hours, shredded chicken and served over rice. So easy.
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EricaJune 28, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Loved the sweet and tangy taste. Was great on the grill.
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When wrapping meals for freezer: make sure to double wrap to prevent freezer burn. Using one layer of plastic wrap and a top layer of foil is best.

Freezer Bags: Use GOOD freezer bags! Don't skimp on cheapo freezer bags or your food will taste like plastic!

Meat in Freezer Meals: Thawed meat must be cooked before it can be refrozen. Frozen cooked meat can not be refrozen once thawed.

Freezing Soup: Pour soup into gallon size Ziploc bag. Lay bag of soup flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen, then remove cookie sheet. Doing this allows soup to freeze flat, so it can stack easily with other meals in your freezer.

Flash Marinade: Put raw chicken or beef in a ziploc baggie, pour in your marinade, then freeze. In the thawing process, your meat will be infused with the marinade and ready to cook!

Cooking Noodles: Cook noodles only 3 minutes, drain and immediately run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Noodles will freeze well and not turn to mush if done this way. Tip from freezerchicks blog site!

Slow-Cooking Chicken for the Freezer: You can fill crock pot with chicken breasts and pour a can of chicken broth over meat. Cook on high for 4 hours. Another method that gives the meat more flavor is to layer 1 sliced onion in the bottom of slow cooker. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook on low for 4 hours or until done. With either of these methods, you need to keep an eye on your meat to make sure you do not overcook. Shred or dice and freeze in 2 cup portions for use in casseroles, tacos, etc...

Freezing Cooked Ground Beef: You can boil ground beef, then freeze it - it will be easy to thaw and use for tacos or something similar! To do this, add raw ground beef to large pot. Add onion, salt & pepper. Fill pot with water until water is 1" above the top of the meat. Boil, stirring occasionally to break up chunks. Meat is finished when no longer pink. Drain off the water (which drains off the fat).

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Freezing Sandwiches: You can make lunchmeat sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them. Just assemble the meat and cheese on bread and place in ziploc sandwich bags. Place all bagged sandwiches into a large ziploc freezer bag. I did this once with cheap sandwich bags and the sandwiches tasted like plastic; however, they taste fine if you use Ziploc bags. **PBJ works too, if bread is a higher quality wheat bread.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Tangy Pineapple Chicken by Jen

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